Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service is excited to announce the return of the Summer Stars reading adventure in branch and mobile libraries across Cork County this summer. Running until the end of August, Summer Stars is a fun way to encourage children to keep up their reading skills over the summer months and…

Pictured: Caitriona Twomey (Cork Penny Dinners Volunteer Coordinator), Tomás McCarthy (Director of the Cork Youth Orchestra) and Musicians from the Cork Youth Orchestra (Violin: Sinéad Fleming; Viola: Ian Molloy; Double Bass: Zosia Switaj; Bassoon: Fionnuala Corby; French Horn: Roisín Martin; Trombone: Charlie Cassidy) at Cork City Hall. Image: Brian Lougheed Cork Youth Orchestra, Ireland’s oldest…

Grant Thornton’s summer race series returns with national race ambassador Derval O’Rourke  13th June 2023: Hundreds of people are set to take to the streets of Cork city later today, for the first race of Grant Thornton’s GT5K Corporate Team Challenge. The GT5K series, now in its 12th edition, is aimed at promoting social running…

Get ready for an enchanting musical experience at Féile Fearann Rí, the first-ever traditional and folk music festival on Cork’s northside. The new 5-day festival features workshops, rehearsals, sessions, recitals, and concerts, showcasing the area’s community spirit and musical culture. With Irish musician and Hothouse Flowers frontman, Liam Ó Maonlaí, headlining as Music Generation Cork…

52% of women and 28% of men in Ireland have been victims of sexual violence. 78% of adults who have experienced sexual violence were raped or assaulted by someone they knew. Only 53% of women and 34% of men who experienced sexual violence in their lifetime told someone about it. Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC)…

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is on June 15 and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare is asking everyone to check in on older people they know, listen to them and if they have concerns and need support – help them to access it. This is the 17th year of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The theme for 2023 is ‘Hear Me, Support…

“If I could prescribe a helmet to every child in Ireland, I would”  Cycling is great fun and great exercise, but it is so important to protect children whilst riding. Every summer in Children’s Health Ireland’s (CHI) Emergency Departments, we see a big uptick in injury presentations from children who were unfortunately not wearing a…

Over 300 clean-ups were registered, with 4,000+ volunteers due to celebrate during the month of June, the same month as World Ocean Day. 12th May 2023 | The month of June marked the celebration of Irish environmental programme, Clean Coasts’ 20th anniversary where clear community spirit was exhibited by volunteers taking part in Clean-up events in Cork.…

The 97th annual Cork Eucharistic Procession took place yesterday, Sunday the 11th of June 2023 on the feast of Corpus Christi as thousands took to the streets of Cork to walk in a public expression of faith. The Procession has been an important moment on the religious and community calendar since 1926, and it was…

Stock Image courtesy of Deposit Photos The HSE has launched a national and international recruitment campaign to support the recruitment of consultants for the Irish health service. The new campaign showcases the benefits of the new public consultant contract, which carries an attractive salary, a range of training benefits, and the chance to be part…